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Description
In recent years, high-performance computing has become a more accessible resource for a greater number of researchers within the scientific community than ever before. The combination of quality open-source software and affordable hardware has significantly contributed to the widespread adoption of Beowulf class clusters and clusters of workstations. Among various parallel computational approaches, message-passing has emerged as a particularly effective model. This paradigm is particularly well-suited for distributed memory architectures and is extensively utilized in today's most demanding scientific and engineering applications related to modeling, simulation, design, and signal processing. Nonetheless, the landscape of portable message-passing parallel programming was once fraught with challenges due to the numerous incompatible options developers faced. Thankfully, this situation has dramatically improved since the MPI Forum introduced its standard specification, which has streamlined the process for developers. As a result, researchers can now focus more on their scientific inquiries rather than grappling with programming complexities.
Description
Autotuning in programming has shown significant improvements in performance and portability across various fields. Nevertheless, the portability of autotuners is often limited when transitioning between different projects, primarily due to the necessity of a domain-informed search space representation for optimal outcomes and the fact that no single search method is universally effective for all challenges. OpenTuner has emerged as a novel framework designed to create multi-objective program autotuners that are domain-specific. This framework offers fully customizable configuration representations, an extensible technique representation for incorporating domain-specific methodologies, and a user-friendly interface to interact with the programs being tuned. One of OpenTuner's standout features is its ability to utilize a combination of diverse search techniques simultaneously; those that demonstrate strong performance are allocated larger testing budgets, while those that underperform are phased out. Consequently, this adaptability enhances the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the autotuning process.
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Integrations
C
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C++
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Fortran
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NumPy
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Python
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VMware Cloud
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Free
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Free Version
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Free
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Free Version
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Deployment
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On-Premises
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iPhone App
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Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Chromebook
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On-Premises
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iPhone App
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iPad App
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Android App
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Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Customer Support
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Live Rep (24/7)
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Online Support
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Live Training (Online)
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Training Docs
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Webinars
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Live Training (Online)
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Vendor Details
Company Name
MPI for Python
Website
mpi4py.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
Vendor Details
Company Name
OpenTuner
Website
opentuner.org